a broken and contrite heart
you, God, will not despise.
— Psalm 51:17
God never convicts us of sin to make sure we know how wretched we are, for he calls us the righteousness of God in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:21 — "God made him who had no sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.) Rather, God convicts us through his Holy Spirit because he is grieved when fellowship between us is broken. Learn to develop thankfulness toward a keen conviction of sin and pray for it in the lives of your children. God's heart cry is "Come here!"
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